Synopses & Reviews
Intended for junior/senior level students in biology and environmental sciences, this best-selling study of lake systems covers the physics, chemistry, and biology of lakes. The text includes ecosystem examples to illustrate basic concepts in limnology. The examples are drawn from all over the world-Africa, the Americas, Antarctica, the Arctic, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. The authors are selective in presentation and coverage of topics, making the text perfectly suited for a one-semester introduction to this science.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-554) and indexes.
Table of Contents
1 Limnology: Past, Present, and Future2 The Structure of Aquatic Ecosystems3 Water and Light4 Heat5 Water Movement6 Introduction to the Chemistry of Natural Waters7 Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide8 Nitrogen9 Phosphorus10 Other Nutrients11 Organisms in Lakes, Streams, and Estuaries12 Phytoplankton and Periphyton13 Zooplankton and Zoobenthos14 Fish and Fisheries15 Food-Chain Dynamics16 Streams and Rivers17 Big Rivers and their Floodplains18 Wetlands19 Estuaries20 Origins of Lakes and Estuaries, Europhication, and Paleolimnology21 Comparative and Regional Limnology22 Applied Limnology